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I just got a new pc, and it has IE. I don't want to mess about loading up new things til I figure out what I've got.... I'm using windows 8 and it is all new to me, and though fun, a bit confusing sometimes!

I was looking at the Mendelssohn thread this morning and when I tried to play the youtube videos, I got the sound, but not the pictures. I had to go to the youtube site to see the video. I didn't have to do that before (I had Mozilla Firefox on my other computer).

I can't figure out what setting to adjust - can anyone offer a suggestion please?

Thank you.

_________________________ ABF Recitals 18-44Another thing you learn along the way is that the music will still be there when you are ready for it. There's no reason to rush. JimF

I liked firefox, I probably will go back, but as I just got this computer I'm trying to get comfortable with what is already on it before I start making changes.

I'll try re-installing. Thank you.

Don't be afraid to do things, you will never really master your technology if you are too careful. I see a lot of people who seem to be afraid of changing anything in their computer and are sort of afraid of anything more technical, they are just users but they end up being used by their PC in a way because they can't exactly put it to work the way they want.

There is plenty of information on any topic on the internet and it's hard to do anything so damaging that it would cripple your system. Even if you do it's easy to reinstall windows and start over.

Originally Posted By: earlofmar

technology is just a ploy to keep us away from our pianos

Indeed. I like those days when I don't even turn on the laptop. But they are few because I have a job to check on and after checking on things for work I inevitably end up here or facebook. If I want to have a day without PC I'd have to quit work. Sometimes I feel like a prisoner of technology but I don't mind since it's providing for me and sometimes even for my parents when I can spare some money to help them out. So far this is the easiest way to make money. I've worked extremely hard jobs, physically demanding, and I am not going back to that unless I have no other choice. Prefer to use my brain and fingers.

Well. That was interesting. Adobe wouldn't let me choose my location, so I couldn't get to the installation!!!

So...I went to the control panel, disabled flash, re-enabled it, rebooted, and now things are working.

Thanks for the tips and help guys, I appreciate the support.

Teodor, I'm not particularly afraid of trying things on the computer - before my laptop days I even switched video cards, installed modems, I'm generally pretty good with technology, though you might have trouble believing from my post today !

But seriously, my computer isn't even a week old and the new interface is quite different (lovely, but different!)

My next challenge is to figure out why I can't record using the audio jack. I can only use the microphone - which doesn't help me for recording from the digital-silent-mode on my acoustic!grrr.

_________________________ ABF Recitals 18-44Another thing you learn along the way is that the music will still be there when you are ready for it. There's no reason to rush. JimF

I just got a new pc, and it has IE. I don't want to mess about loading up new things til I figure out what I've got.... I'm using windows 8 and it is all new to me, and though fun, a bit confusing sometimes!

I was looking at the Mendelssohn thread this morning and when I tried to play the youtube videos, I got the sound, but not the pictures.

Not meaning to hijack your thread Cas but I am having a similar problem with Box.com submissions. Some will show & some give an error "No such user", or something to that effect. Doesn't matter if I'm logged in or not. Computer web site technology (PW Exempt)

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I get it, I get it, Cas, has got a brand new computer folks, running windows 8 (very swanky)and this is her very modest way of letting us know, so brilliant Cas, well done I am sure you will have fun with it..

Note: Cas is not computer illiterate. lol.

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I get it, I get it, Cas, has got a brand new computer folks, running windows 8 (very swanky)and this is her very modest way of letting us know, so brilliant Cas, well done I am sure you will have fun with it..

Note: Cas is not computer illiterate. lol.

Rossy I take umbrage at this comment!I'm not modest.

LOL

But you're right, I am by no stretch of the imagination computer illiterate - which is why the things I can't solve easily drive me absolutely mad!!

If I wanted to show off my computer though, I'd be giving out a lot more details (and actually, it is almost impossible to get a computer WITHOUT Win8 these days...so swanky or not, it very soon won't be anything special.)

_________________________ ABF Recitals 18-44Another thing you learn along the way is that the music will still be there when you are ready for it. There's no reason to rush. JimF